MEET THE TEAM

Hannah brought the successful Mini Mermaid Running Club over from the United States in October 2015 and launched it in her local school in Leeds.

This journey is a very personal one for Hannah as she has a daughter who struggles with Selective Mutism,

"SM is an anxiety disorder which means that my daughter struggles to interact with other children and adults verbally. However when my daughter is outside, moving her body, playing, running, riding her bike, her anxiety goes. She is able to chat and shout to me regardless of who is around. When I first aware of this, it resonated with me and left me wanting to find something to help her that addressed not only physical activity but also emotional health. Something that could help lower her anxiety, build her up as a person and realise how wonderful and remarkable she is. That is when I discovered Mini Mermaids.​I am also very passionate about how important movement and activity is for not only physical health but also mental health and I am a champion of getting people active regardless of their shape, size or background"

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​Khara - London Ambassador

Khara bakes pretty good bread, helps people with their nutrition and can teach you how to swim!

Since becoming our London Ambassador and a Mini Mermaid Coach she says, “The whole programme brings more balance to my life while helping others gain the confidence to find their own balance. I can’t imagine not being part of this special family now.

​ ​Khara is developing the Mini Mermaid programme in London by engaging schools and community settings and raising our profile.​She's the one running along saying hi to everyone! #activecommunityconnection

Dr Nicola Eccles, Director of Research at CP Active

Nicola has been working in health-related behaviour for over 20 years.

In 2004, Nicola brought one of the first family-based childhood obesity treatment programmes to the UK, which ran successfully in Liverpool for ten years. Nicola has also worked on Sport Scotland and Sport England-funded programmes to increase girls’ participation in physical activity, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.

She is particularly interested in the relationship between health behaviour and community spaces.In 2015, Nicola co-founded CP Active, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to enhance the health of communities across the UK.

As a Director at MMRC UK Nicola helps to advise on girl’s participation and engagement as well as funding and direction of the organisation.

Louise Cazan

​Louise has been a director of Mini Mermaid and Young Tritons UK CIC since May 2017.

She now lives and works as a solicitor in London in the field of education and was born and raised in Yorkshire.

Louise is passionate about the values and ethos of Mini Mermaid and Young Tritons, having a shared love of exercise and movement, particularly running.